Oscar Brockmeyer
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Oscar Bernard Brockmeyer (November 13, 1883 – January 10, 1954) was an American
amateur football (soccer)
player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
. He was the son of Dora (Luebbering) and Bernard Henry Brockmeyer, His Grandparents moved from Glane, Germany to St. Louis, Missouri
. He had 4 brothers and 3 sisters.
In 1904 he was a member of the Christian Brothers College
team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament. He played all four matches as a defender. Oscar graduated in 1904 at C.B.C and went to Missouri University
at Columbia, he had a scholarship there, and played football for the Varsity in 1905.
When he came home, he went to work at the City Hall of St. Louis as a draftsman.
United States
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amateur football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...
. He was the son of Dora (Luebbering) and Bernard Henry Brockmeyer, His Grandparents moved from Glane, Germany to St. Louis, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. He had 4 brothers and 3 sisters.
In 1904 he was a member of the Christian Brothers College
Christian Brothers College High School
Christian Brothers College High School , is a Lasallian Catholic college preparatory school for young men in St. Louis, Missouri. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis and is owned and operated by the De La Salle Christian Brothers Midwest District.-Early years :The school...
team, which won the silver medal in the football tournament. He played all four matches as a defender. Oscar graduated in 1904 at C.B.C and went to Missouri University
University of Missouri
The University of Missouri System is a state university system providing centralized administration for four universities, a health care system, an extension program, five research and technology parks, and a publishing press. More than 64,000 students are currently enrolled at its four campuses...
at Columbia, he had a scholarship there, and played football for the Varsity in 1905.
When he came home, he went to work at the City Hall of St. Louis as a draftsman.
Personal life
He married Florence Louise Hoevel (1883 - 1952) and they had the following children:- Oscar Bernard Brockmeyer, jr. (1919 - 1984),
- Charles E. Brockmeyer (1922 - 1978).